| Bruce Nesmith | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role(s) | Designer |
| Bethesda Softworks tenure | 1995–1998[1] 2004–2021[1] |
Bruce Nesmith (b. 1959) was the Director of Design at Bethesda Game Studios from the 1990s to the early 2020s, with credits on The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Starfield.
After retiring from the company, Nesmith has authored and published his own fantasy novels called Loki Redeemed and Glory Seeker.
Elder Scrolls Game CreditsEdit
Video Games
- The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall — Designer[2]
- An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire — Special Thanks To[3]
- The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard — Special Thanks To[4]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — Special Thanks To[5]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion — Designer[6]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Knights of the Nine — Additional Designer[7]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Shivering Isles — Design Director[8]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Lead Designer[9]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard — Lead Designer[10]
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Hearthfire — Designer
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dragonborn — Designer
- The Elder Scrolls Online — Special Thanks To[11]
Books
- The Daggerfall Chronicles — Additional Material (with Kurt Kuhlmann and Julian Lefay)[12]
- Battlespire Athenaeum — Additional Editing / Special Thanks to[13]
- The Infernal City — Thanks to[14]
- Lord of Souls — Thanks to[15]
Texts AuthoredEdit
This list is non-exhaustive and includes only texts which have been confirmed to be written, fully or partially, by Nesmith.
InterviewsEdit
- Mar 2007: Oblivion Fan Interview IV
- Sep 2007: Bethesda Blog: Inside the Vault: Bruce Nesmith
- Dec 2010: Meet the Devs of Skyrim
- Dec 2010: Decrypting the Elder Scrolls
- Mar 2011: Official Xbox Magazine: Bruce Nesmith
- Jun 2011: IGN: Skyrim: Making Fantasy a Reality
- Jun 2011: XboxAchievements: The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Q&A With Lead Designer, Bruce Nesmith
- Jul 2011: Skyrim Fan Interview
- Nov 2011: Behind the Wall: The Making of Skyrim
- Apr 2012: Inside Xbox - Interview with Skyrim's lead designer
- Oct 2012: Presentation: Radiant Story - Bruce Nesmith
- Sep 2017: ConnectiCon 2017 Panel: Creating a Role-Playing Game From Scratch
- May 2022: Matt Chat 485: Bruce Nesmith of Bethesda and TSR
- Jul 2022: Creative Circuit 3.0 | Session 10 | The Arrow in my Knee
- Jul 2022: Creative Circuit 3.0 | Session 10 | The Arrow in my Knee - Part II
- Mar 2022: Me And Steve Talk RPG's: 75: Bruce Nesmith
- Oct 2022: Bruce Nesmith on a Lifetime Spent in Game Design
- Mar 2023: The Corner of Story and Game: Bruce Nesmith on Crafting Villains
- Sep 2023: Bruce Nesmith - TSR, Bethesda
- Sep 2023: IGN: From Elder Scrolls to Starfield: How Bethesda Defined the Role-Playing Game
- Oct 2023: Skyrim's Lead Designer On Starfield's Origins And Bethesda's Evolution - MinnMax Interview
- Nov 2023: The Tell Not Show S2 Episode 20 Finale! with Author Bruce Nesmith
- Aug 2024: Bruce Nesmith Interview (Designer On Skyrim, Fallout 3, Fallout 4 & Starfield)
See AlsoEdit
- Nesmyt — A character from The Daggerfall Chronicles who was most likely named after Nesmith.
External LinksEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b LinkedIn — Bruce Nesmith
- ^ Daggerfall: Credits
- ^ Battlespire: Credits
- ^ Redguard: Credits
- ^ Morrowind: Credits
- ^ Oblivion: Credits
- ^ Unofficial credits for Knights of the Nine
- ^ Shivering: Credits
- ^ Skyrim: Credits
- ^ Bethesda Podcast #16
- ^ ElderScrollsOnline.com: ESO Credits
- ^ Daggerfall Chronicles: Credits
- ^ Battlespire Athenaeum: Credits
- ^ The Infernal City: Acknowledgments
- ^ Lord of Souls: Acknowledgments